Nithya Menen
Nithya Menen | |
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Born | |
Nationality | India |
Occupation(s) | Actress, playback singer |
Years active | 2005–present |
Nithya Menen (born 8 April 1988) is an Indian actress and playback singer. She mainly acts in Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil films. Menen is known for her strong acting skills and has won many awards.[1]
Early life and education
[change | change source]Nithya Menen was born in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. She comes from a Malayali family and finished her early education in Bangalore. She graduated with a degree in English Literature from Manipal University.[2]
Acting career
[change | change source]Nithya started her acting career as a child in a small role in an English movie called The Monkey Who Knew Too Much. Later, she acted in the Kannada film 7 O'Clock. Her major breakthrough came with the Telugu movie Ala Modalaindi in 2011, which made her very popular.[3]
She has since acted in many hit movies in various South Indian languages. Some of her popular movies are:
Movies
[change | change source]† | Denotes movies that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | Hanuman | Munna | English | Child artist | |
2006 | 7 O' Clock | Anu | Kannada | [4] | |
2008 | Aakasha Gopuram | Hilda Varghese | Malayalam | [5] | |
2009 | Josh | Meera | Kannada | ||
Vellathooval | Jiya George | Malayalam | [6] | ||
Kerala Cafe | Nithya | [7] | |||
Angel John | Sofia | [8] | |||
2010 | Apoorvaragam | Nancy | |||
Anwar | Asna | ||||
2011 | Ala Modalaindi | Nithya | Telugu | ||
Urumi | Chirakkal Bala/ Daisy da Cunha[a] | Malayalam | [9] | ||
Nootrenbadhu/ 180 | D. Vidya Lakshmi | Tamil | Bilingual film | ||
Telugu | |||||
Violin | Angel | Malayalam | [10] | ||
Veppam | Revathy | Tamil | [11] | ||
Aidondla Aidu | Gowri | Kannada | Segment: "Payasa" | ||
Makaramanju | Model | Malayalam | [12] | ||
2012 | Ishq | Priya | Telugu | [13] | |
Thalsamayam Oru Penkutty | Manjula Ayyapan | Malayalam | |||
Karmayogi | Moonumani | ||||
Doctor Innocentanu | Anna | Special appearance | [14] | ||
Bachelor Party | Neethu | [15] | |||
Ustad Hotel | Shahana | [16] | |||
Poppins | Ammu | Anthology film | |||
2013 | Okkadine | Shailaja | Telugu | ||
Jabardasth | Saraswati | [17] | |||
Myna | Myna | Kannada | [18] | ||
Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde | Shravani / Bangaram[a] | Telugu | |||
2014 | Malini 22 Palayamkottai | Malini | Tamil | [19] | |
Bangalore Days | Natasha Francis | Malayalam | Cameo appearance | [20] | |
2015 | Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju | Nazeera Khanum | Telugu | [21] | |
JK Enum Nanbanin Vaazhkai | Nithya | Tamil | [22] | ||
100 Days of Love | Sheela | Malayalam | [23] | ||
S/O Satyamurthy | Valli | Telugu | [24] | ||
Kanchana 2 | Ganga | Tamil | [25] | ||
O Kadhal Kanmani | Tara Kalingarayar | [26] | |||
Rudhramadevi | Muktamba | Telugu | [27] | ||
2016 | 24 | Priya Sethuraman | Tamil | [28] | |
Okka Ammayi Thappa | Mango / Satyabhama[a] | Telugu | [29] | ||
Kotigobba 2 / Mudinja Ivana Pudi | Subhashini / Shubha | Kannada | Bilingual film | [30] | |
Tamil | |||||
Janatha Garage | Anu | Telugu | [31] | ||
Iru Mugan | Ayushi | Tamil | |||
2017 | Mersal | Aishwarya Vetrimaaran | [32] | ||
2018 | Awe | Krishnaveni | Telugu | [33] | |
Geetha Govindam | Nithya | Special appearance | [34] | ||
2019 | NTR: Kathanayakudu | Savitri | Special appearance | ||
Praana | Tara Anuradha | Malayalam | [35] | ||
Mission Mangal | Varsha Pillai | Hindi | [36] | ||
2020 | Psycho | Kamala Das IPS | Tamil | [37] | |
2021 | Ninnila Ninnila | Maya | Telugu | [38] | |
Gamanam | Shailaputri Devi | Cameo appearance | [39] | ||
Skylab | Gouri Venkataraju | Also producer | [40] | ||
2022 | Bheemla Nayak | Suguna Nayak | [41] | ||
19(1)(a) | Unnamed Cafe Runner | Malayalam | [42] | ||
Thiruchitrambalam | Shobana | Tamil | [43] | ||
Wonder Women | Nora Joseph | English | [44] | ||
2023 | Kolaambi | Arundhathi | Malayalam | ||
2024 | Kadhalikka Neramillai † | TBA | Tamil | Post-production | [45] |
TBA | Dear Exes † | TBA | Filming | [46] | |
Idly Kadai † | TBA | Filming | [47] | ||
Untitled VJS film † | TBA | Filming | [48] |
Awards
[change | change source]Nithya Menen has won several awards for her acting. These include:
- Four Filmfare Awards: for Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde (Telugu), Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju (Telugu), Mersal (Tamil), and Thiruchitrambalam (Tamil).[49]
- Two Nandi Awards: for Ala Modalaindi and Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju.[50]
- National Film Award: for her performance in Thiruchitrambalam.[51]
Singing career
[change | change source]In addition to acting, Nithya Menen is also a playback singer. She has sung songs in many of her movies, including "Edo Anukunte" in Ala Modalaindi and "O Priya Priya" in Ishq.[52]
Personal life
[change | change source]Nithya Menen is not married. She keeps her personal life private and focuses on her work in movies.
References
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